2 Steps To Add Youtube Video to WordPress
Perhaps it will not be a huge discovery to anyone using WordPress for while but if it helps even one single person I will consider my mission accomplished.
Videos add great value and interaction to your Web 2.0 blog but it might not be as easy as I have discovered yesterday. New version of [tag-tec]Wordpress[/tag-tec] includes 2 tabs in create new post or page area with one of them being the “Code” tab. Youtube provides you with a complete html code to embed it on your site and to me it seemed like logical step to simply click on Code tab, add the html for video and then save post.
As I have discovered yesterday – it don’t work that way. So here is a simple 2-steps process to add [tag-tec]Youtube[/tag-tec] [tag-tec]video[/tag-tec] to your WordPress blog.
By default WordPress enables visual editor for every user to make writing and posting to your blog as simple and painless as possible. Addition of “Code” tab made it also very easy to paste html code into your post or new page and have additional customization if you so desire. But that doesn’t work with embedding videos. If you would like to add video you will have to follow this simple process and then revert it to normal when done.
This process assumes that you are trying to add video to Already existing post or page. If you don’t have it yet, create your content, do all the formatting as you want to appear but don’t publish it yet. Basically set everything to the point where the only thing that is left – add video to a location in post you have defined.
Step 1. Disable Visual Editor on your user profile.
This one is required if you want to add videos as I have learned but it’s a simple process. Open your WP-Admin and then go to Users –> Your Profile (Step 1 in picture below). Simply remove check mark from “Use the visual editor …” (Step 2) and then click Update Profile (Step 3). Now you are done and ready to embed video into your post.
Step 2. Embed The Youtube Video into post or page.
Once you have disabled visual editor in your profile got to Manage menu in WP-Admin and choose “edit” for the post that video goes into. Your post will appear without visual editor, just like you see in picture below. Simply add yourtube video code (Step 1) and then Save (Step 2) your post. If post hasn’t been published yet – your option might be publish instead of save.
Once all steps completed and your post published simply return to your profile and re-enable visual editor. Please remember you will have to disable it every time you decide to edit content with embedded video. So there you have it – 2 simple steps to add youtube video to your [tag-tec]web 2.0[/tag-tec] WordPress blog.
And when you are ready to take it to next level and making a really copy/paste process that helps you dominate search engines, have a look at Video Utility Poster!
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Hey man!!
I was just wondering if there is a plugin or something that you use to mail the users about any updates on the comments posted by users. I think this would be a cool addition to my blog as it would allow users to keep receiving info abt a topic that they like. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
Rajesh,
Subscribe To Comments feed. I list that plugin as part of my WordPress Web 2.0 guide …
Feel free to visit, there are many more
Alex
It is working on my hosted account. I have been using it for a while and it works great.
Here is an example.
http://reviewstuff.com/NewBlogs/?p=111
Thanks for sharing Rajesh.
Hey, thanks so much for your clear explanation! I was fiddling with this for a while prior to coming across your concise directions. Thank you:)
You are welcome.
Alex
I just wanted to add my thanks – because I was trying to figure this out for some time before finding your directions. And this fixed everything! So thanks.
Sure thing Melissa,
Glad it worked for you as it is very same technique I mostly use too
Hello, I’ve post a video comment by Viper’s Video Quicktags plugin in WordPress. But m not able to see that post.Please help me here.
Nidhi,
I don't use that plugin. Sorry can't help.
oh! thank you for this! worked like a charm. ^_^
No problem
You can also do adding of the video using Code view after you finished your formating and right before you click publish. This allows you not having to change settings under user …
Thanks, you have no idea how much time I have spent in getting the video’s to work. While there is tons of info out there for end users it is hard to decipher which site that they mean wordpress.com or personal blog. -ciao
Thanks! This really helped. I wasted so much time trying it on my own
You are quite welcome.
It worked like a charm for me. In preview it showed as a box with an X but once I published, the YouTube video showed up. Thanks so much!
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hi again could the problem be that it is the 2.3.3?
thanks again
John,
No, because all my blogs are on 2.3.3 and I never had the issue you describe. The guidelines I provided here stand true no matter the version. At least till most current one. Must be a plugin within your blog? Sorry, I really have no idea what it might be without looking at your blog and unfortunately I don’t offer this service to non-customers at this point.
Alex
hi Alex.
I did the two step method, and for my surprise the embed code for the youtube video disappeared, i tried again… again the code/address for the video disappeared this happened several times.. what should I do now?
thanks for helping out.
John
Sorry John,
It works every time I tired and I never had issues. I have no clue what is wrong with your specific blog … sorry
Thank you for this tip. I have been puzzling over this all day and you have saved me a lot of worry. I’m glad I came across your site.
WOW! Man this is truly helpful info. I read two other posts that I could not get to work. Your way is the only method I find workable. Thanks Fred
Sweet post — saved me major grief. Worked perfectly. Thanks man.
YAY!!!!!!!!!!! I love you!!! This wasn’t even in the WordPress help page – bah! And you’ve explained it so clearly! Thank you SOOO much!!!!
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